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What do medal of honor winners receive12/27/2022 Ryan Warner: So the shock, is that what allows you to be so calm and self-possessed or is that just who you are? Make sure that everything was still in place where they were supposed to be and I was probably more than likely part of an ambush where I would be following with SAF now, Small Arms Fire, and I had to get myself out of the kill-zone so I took my pistol out, made sure I had a round in chamber and starting dragging myself out of the kill-zone. Good, good, check myself all over, I was good. Okay, the leg's gone, they're going to have to cut that thing, and now I need to check myself for internal wounds. I remember thinking in my head, okay, I'm in shock. I didn't feel anything and at that point I realized that I had been hit and this was reality but I was in shock, which was a good thing. I just threw it away and I just looked at my, I saw my leg and my foot was facing me, my fibula was out. I took my helmet off, all the straps on my helmet were loose. I woke up a couple minutes later on the ground, about fifteen feet away, sort of in a haze and my rifle was gone. Read a transcript of the entire conversation:Ĭaptain Florent Groberg: When the vest detonated, I, just everything just went black. And I just hope that one day I get the opportunity to go meet my friends in heaven and they have a beer waiting for me and they say you did all right." So I decided in my own head that I would accept this medal with the idea that I would be a courier and I would earn the right to wear it every single day by my actions on in my life. It's a symbol and this case it's specifically representing the four men, Commander Sergeant Griffin, Major Gray, Major Kennedy, and Ragaei Abdelfattah and their family. And so I didn't want it but I realize the Medal of Honor doesn't belong to me, absolutely not. That's the mentality and our mindset that is necessary to go serve your country in hostile environments.īut in this case I received the Medal of Honor for actions on my worst day, on the worst day of my life. That's what we're trained to do, that's what we believe in doing. I was the closest man to the threat and I had to react to the threat. And I don't believe I deserve the medal because I believe I acted like any soldiers, any soldier would act in that situation. "You know, it's more that the medal, I'm receiving an award for actions that resulted in four men not coming home. On why he doesn't think he deserves the medal: Make sure that everything was still in place where they were supposed to be and I was probably more than likely part of an ambush where I would be following with SAF now, small arms fire, and I had to get myself out of the kill zone, so I took my pistol out, made sure I had a round in chamber, and starting dragging myself out of the kill zone." I remember thinking in my head, 'okay, I'm in shock.' I just threw it away and I just looked at my, I saw my leg, and my foot was facing me, my fibula was out. I woke up a couple minutes later on the ground, about 15 feet away, sort of in a haze and my rifle was gone. "When the vest detonated, I, just, everything just went black. On what he remembers of the moment he was wounded: Ahead of Memorial Day, Groberg, who was based at Fort Carson before he retired, spoke with Colorado Matters host Ryan Warner. Groberg was honored at the White House in November, but says he would give up his Medal of Honor to get back the four lives that were lost. He also suffered a traumatic brain injury. The attack killed four men in Groberg's patrol and wounded others. Groberg's left calf was blown off. In 2012, while working on a security detail in Afghanistan, Groberg jumped on a man who detonated a suicide vest. Many people wonder how they'd act in the face of extreme danger. Army Capt. Florent Groberg doesn't have to wonder. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) Florent Groberg with President Barack Obama receiving the Medal of Honor in November 2015 .
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